John F. MacGregor
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| Awards | Shewhart Medal (1997) |
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| Doctoral advisor | George E. P. Box |
John Frederick MacGregor (born 1943 in
Contributions
- A Model Predictive Control(MPC).
- Latent variable modeling, monitoring and control of batch processes.
- Differential Geometric control of polymer processes.
- Introduction of Extended Kalman Filter for integral action.
- Multivariate image analysis
- Model-based product development
Education
He received his PhD degree in Statistics, and his M.S. degrees in both
Honours and awards
MacGregor is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association, and has received many awards for his work in applied statistics and chemometrics, among them, the prestigious Shewhart Medal and the W.G. Hunter Award from the American Society for Quality, and the Herman Wold Medal[1] from the Swedish Chemical Society. The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering dedicated the October 2008 edition to MacGregor in celebration of his 65th birthday.[2] Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research published a Festschrift in his honour in September 2013, in honour of his 70th birthday.[3]
He holds the title of "Distinguished University Professor"[4] (the highest honor awarded to faculty at McMaster University)[5] as well as the Dofasco Chair in Process Automation and Information Technology at McMaster University. He is a cofounder of the McMaster Advanced Control Consortium that is sponsored by many international companies.
Industrial and Entrepreneurial Activities
In 2002, MacGregor established ProSensus Inc., a company that he spun off from the McMaster Advanced Control Consortium and incorporated in 2004. MacGregor continues to consult and teach courses through ProSensus.
References
- S2CID 221545246.
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- ^ University Secretariat (December 1, 2011). "University Secretariat" (PDF). McMaster University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- ^ University Secretariat (March 14, 2007). "Distinguished University Professors" (PDF). McMaster University. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
External links
- R.S. Jane Memorial Award, CSChE
- Faculty web page at McMaster University
- McMaster Advanced Control Consortium
- ProSensus
- John F. MacGregor at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
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